Chapter 212: I Didn't Really Make Money, Yet I'm So Rich

For Jiang Chen, the Fatigue Elixir works far better than the Flame Crystal.

He tightly grips the Flame Crystal, stands before the empty Instance Entrance, and facing all this, Chu Yao suddenly flashes a radiant smile.

"This person is really interesting," she says softly.

Jiang Chen starts his Speed Run again.

He only needs to Speed Run eight more times to level up.

He decides to finish the goal in one go, sprinting rapidly as his spirits rise.

Jiang Chen enjoys this fast‑run feeling, and if the chance arises later, he will do it again.

In the Hong Shen Courtyard, Li Xueru closes his eyes, leans on a lounge chair, as leisurely as always.

In his palm, the Shenlong Tower Illusion slowly rotates, and the little tower emits a faint glow.

Hong Jishi stands aside, silent, quietly awaiting the outcome.

Shortly after, the Shenlong Tower Illusion in his hand stops rotating.

Li Xueru whispers, "I've locked onto the coordinates of the Ancient Trial Ground and found a relatively hidden spot."

Hong Jishi smiles, "Lao Li, you did well, finding it so quickly."

Li Xueru hums, "Although the spot I found is rather hidden, it's not 100% safe; are you really set on sending him there?"

Hong Jishi replies, "Go ahead, a youngster has to try it out; perhaps he'll gain some good opportunities."

While saying this, Hong Jishi glances at the Purple Gold Bracelet on his left wrist, clearly not an ordinary ornament but some special gear.

Such equipment must be of a very high grade.

Li Xueru says lowly, "Don't forget, back then you also barely survived nine near‑deaths, almost didn't make it back."

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Hong Jishi waves his hand, "Back then I never left a mark in the Hall of Heroic Souls; death was real. Jiang Chen is different—he won't truly die, at most he'll just endure some hardship."

Li Xueru stops urging, "As you wish."

Death can indeed be revived, but the price is too great.

It's not that Hong Jishi has to pay anything; for him, reviving Jiang Chen isn't a big cost.

After revival, Jiang Chen must bear a considerable price; perhaps for several years he'll be stuck.

For someone with only a few years to waste.

Yet the opportunities in the Ancient Trial Ground are huge; if luck is on his side, Jiang Chen could soar skyward.

Hong Jishi actually hesitates a bit; after thinking, he says in a deep voice, "When Jiang Chen shows up, I'll ask him properly; if he refuses, I won't force him."

"Explain the details clearly and let him choose; his life isn't yours. He's your student, not your puppet," Li Xueru says calmly.

The tone is flat, but the attitude is resolute.

Hong Jishi looks helpless, "Got it, got it, really—getting more naggy with age."

Jiang Chen Speed Runs the Instance again and again.

He constantly maintains a steady efficiency.

He has fully mastered the rhythm; each run's time is kept around 37 minutes 30 seconds, never deviating more than ten seconds.

The Lava Giant falls at Jiang Chen's feet once more.

"25 times."

Jiang Chen whispers.

He has exactly run 25 times; the Lava Giant has been killed by him 25 times.

Except for the first, which was a normal kill, the rest were blown up to death.

Not knowing what the Lava Giant thinks, Jiang Chen

can't control it either.

Four Flame Crystals, thousands of times more beautiful than rubies, lie quietly in storage.

Jiang Chen's body emits a pure white light.

"Finally, Level 30!"

He clenches his fist tightly.

A Level 10 leap causes a qualitative change in both attributes and Skills.

Especially for him, the boost is massive.

Skeleton Warrior and Skeleton Mage will ascend from Silver Grade to Gold Tier.

The attribute shift will be considerable.

His own talent also rises, from Level 3 to Level 4.

Amplify jumps directly from 30× to 40×.

Even with other Skills unchanged, his power doubles.

Outside the Instance, the bell rings again.

Jiang Chen, in the final run, accelerates once more.

He gathers the experience from the previous 24 runs together.

Running the same Instance 24 times, everything inside is clear to him.

This time, the speed is blazing.

The time freezes at 33 minutes 01 seconds.

Just one second short of locking into 33 minutes.

This is also Jiang Chen's final Score in the Fire God Palace Instance.

By his estimate, he probably won't come again.

When people saw this Score, everyone gasped in cold shock.

It's too powerful.

"Jiang Dalao is already Level 30."

"It's less than two days, from Level 28 to Level 30—so fast, right?"

"I took a full two months to go from Level 28 to Level 30, and he did it in two days... that's such a blow."

"You're fast; I took three months."

"Four months just passing by..."

Jiang Chen, in both leveling speed and grinding speed, crushes others.

A person like Jiang Chen is someone ordinary folks can't even feel jealousy toward.

Beyond envy, they can only sigh.

The gap is truly enormous.

Jiang Chen walked straight into the Imperial Exchange.

Weapons produced by the Fire God Palace Instance are top‑grade for certain professions.

In the Gold Weapon tier, they are only a notch below the Hell Outpost Set.

Because so few people run this Instance, there's no reference price.

Lin Cai'er doesn't need these weapons or gear; she already has a full Hell Outpost Set.

At this moment, Jiang Chen's lazy nature flared up again.

He simply tossed the weapons, gear, and materials to the Exchange without consigning them.

A total of 25 Gold‑Tier Weapons, 12 pieces of Gold‑Tier Equipment, and a heap of Instance‑derived materials.

He exchanged them for nearly 300 million Gold Coins.

Jiang Chen now has as many as 500 million Gold Coins on him.

He still has 540 000 points.

Enough for him to splurge on a single item.

A Beginner Skill Scroll costs 100 000 Gold Coins each; without blinking, he bought 200 of them.

At Level 30, new Skills must be learned.

And he must learn all low‑level Skills as fully as possible, lest it affect Skill learning after Second Transcendence.

If he awakens a below‑Level‑40 Skill with an Intermediate Skill Scroll, he'd be taking a huge loss.

Counting 200 sheets should be about right; if insufficient he could buy more, yet this only cost him 20 million Gold Coins.

He glanced at other items and found nothing he needed.

The potions in the Exchange weren't good enough; he'd rather trade Military Merit for Healing Potions.

As for the Fatigue Elixir he needs, the Exchange has none for sale.

Looking left and right, Jiang Chen finally bought a few more things.

"Advanced Fubentan Tance Fu: a single‑use item that can detect the status of teams of various Difficulties within an Instance."

"Instance Tracking Scroll: a

single‑use item that lets oneself or one's team enter another's Instance without the usual participant limit, but cannot attack any monster inside, or the scroll will automatically fail."

"Instance Escape Talisman: a single‑use item that can exit any Difficulty Instance."

"Random Teleport Stone: a single‑use item that can teleport to any location up to a hundred li away, with random direction."

Each of the items has its use; Jiang Chen bought a bit of each, spending another 30 million Gold Coins.

In total, he spent 50 million Gold Coins.

That's only one‑tenth of all his Gold Coins.

Unconsciously, Jiang Chen has become rich.

He stepped into the University Exchange.

After checking around, he found nothing he needed.

Whether the Imperial Exchange or the University Exchange, the best‑selling items are gear.

Gold equipment often costs several million, even up to ten million.

Platinum gear starts at ten million, with some pieces reaching a few hundred million.

But Jiang Chen has no need for gear.

Moreover, any gear he wants he can craft himself.

He also doesn't need to enchant or strengthen gear, saving that money entirely.

Gold Coins and points, for Jiang Chen, are mainly used to buy Skill Scrolls and to run Instances in the Dungeon Hall.

The Communicator rang; it was Hong Jishi.

"Teacher, what orders do you have?" Jiang Chen got straight to the point.

Hong Jishi said, "Are you Level 30?"

"Yes, I just reached Level 30," Jiang Chen replied, neither hiding nor pondering how Hong Jishi knew.

"Come over."

"Alright!"

Jiang Chen has always trusted the teacher's words; what new mission does this time hold!